26 February 2015

02/26/2015

L-3 SAM Electronics to Retrofit Taiwanese Research Vessel

HAMBURG, Germany, February 26, 2015 – L-3 SAM Electronics announced today that it has been awarded a contract to retrofit state-of-the-art propulsion control and automation systems aboard the Taiwanese Navy’s Ta Kuan hydrographic and oceanographic research vessel.

The 93-metre-long vessel, built by Fincantieri at its shipyard in Muggiano, La Spezia, Italy in 1995, carries out operations in domestic waters as well as the South China Sea on behalf of Taiwan’s governmental National Science Council and other research institutes. The completion of the retrofit is planned for later this year.

“Ta Kuan is one of our earlier projects, having already been equipped with our propulsion system, and we are very proud to continue our support of this platform for this major upgrade effort,” said Reinhard Swoboda, senior vice president of drives and special systems at L-3 SAM Electronics. “More than 100 successful installations worldwide confirm our role as a reliable partner for diesel-electric propulsion systems.”

Facilities to be supplied and installed by L-3 SAM Electronics comprise an eco-friendly propulsion concept for optimizing drive redundancy and reliability of the existing motors, as well as a high-performance control unit to handle complex monitoring and control tasks.

The retrofit package will be completed by L-3 SAM Electronics’ MCS Platinum automated monitoring and control system, with approximately 1,100 data inputs remotely controlled from several onboard computer workstations. The scope of supply also includes L-3’s Geapas 500 power management system, providing extensive management and protection functions for generator and diesel engines with a common LCD panel for monitoring and control.

Headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, L-3 SAM Electronics GmbH operates as a part of L-3 Marine Systems International and is a subsidiary of L-3 Communications Corporation. L-3 SAM Electronics is a turnkey supplier of complete electrical systems, as well as integrated navigation, automation, communications, energy distribution and propulsion systems for all types of ships and offshore wind farms. To learn more about L-3 SAM Electronics, please visit the company’s website at www.sam-electronics.de.

Headquartered in New York City, L-3 employs approximately 45,000 people worldwide and is a prime contractor in aerospace systems and national security solutions. L-3 is also a leading provider of a broad range of communication and electronic systems and products used on military and commercial platforms. The company reported 2014 sales of $12.1 billion. To learn more about L-3, please visit the company’s website at www.L-3com.com.

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